The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-30
"The Maharajah Dheep Koon."

the richest potentate ill Hindustan at the present moment, by all accounts. Surely you heard of the marvellous discovery of treasure the other day in the royal palace at Bhooliniggur. Something like ten millions-a found under the floor of the wine cell lar. Wish we had few bins of the same vintage at Borromore, by gad p
 "What, is he coming !" exclaimed Lord Morgwich. "Then that explains everything. But you need not have offered me your congratulations"
 "Why not?"
 "Because this is evidently what old Newton has been scheming after. He must have got scent of the ten mill lions somehow, and he has been stand ing off the other celebrities in order to bag the maharajah."
 Lord Borromore laughed,
 "Shouldn't wonder" he said. "Kew- ton is an old hand at this game, and knows too much for most of us."
 "I am sick of this jubilee nonsense" exclaimed Lord Morgwich, "and if Newton gets appointed to attend the maharajah, think shall go to Paris and be laid up till the whole business is done with. My brother George is there now on his way back from h. dia. I have just had letter from him, asking me to go over for Whit suntide."
 "You might do worse. There are very few more visitors to be provided for, and, at the best, what is it worth? My royal master is probably good for jeweled snuff-box, which will be dear at hundred guineas. And if it were worth ten times that amount, these blessed knickknacks are so much dross when it comes to raising mon- ey on them. Things were very differ ent in the old days. Why, my grand father got purse of 300 guineas for attending the king of Westphalia at George lV's coronation, besides dia- mond brooch, which, I have been told, was worth another five hundred, though it did not long remain in the family. As for these mongrel royal altics and Oriental big wigs, one might as well dance attendapce on the king Of the Cannibal Islands"
 "I hope Lord Newton will find it so," said Lord Morgwich with a laugh, as he moved away.
 'Not at all unlikely! Goodbye. Hope you'll find Paris pleasant if you go."
 Lord Morgwich did go. Learning day or two after the foregoing con- versation that Lord Newton had been appointed to attend on the Mahara- jah Dheep Koch, and that there was very little chance that any other guests of importance would be forth coming, his lordship gave way to disgust, and determind to console himself temporarily in some land where they had not got a jubilee.
 Arriving in Paris, he at once joined his younger brother, the Hon. George Gascoigne, who held a comfortable civil-service appointment in India, but had managed to obtain leave of absence for the jubilee season. The two brothers, strange to relate, were on very good terms, and naturally it was not long before the elder alluded to his grievance against Lord Kew ton.
 "Dheep Koon!" observed MT. Cas- coigne, when he had heard the story. Why, I know him quite we'll did him two or three good turns in India. Is he in Paris?"
 ''So they told me in London; and they said that he was blazing away his ten millions as if he had another hundred behind"
 -"As for that" said the Honorable George, Il don't believe he ever found ten millions, or tenth of that sum. Still, there is no doubt he dug up something-quite enough to start him off for Europe at once."
 "That is good enough for Newton" said the peer, with something like a sigh.
 eff he ever gets the benefit of it,'' replied the Honorable George. "But it has just occurred to me that there may be an opening here to score of Newton over this business. I have an idea in my head, but I should like to sleep on it. We will talk it over again in the morning."
 In the morning, however, Lord Morgwich was little late, and George Gascoigne had breakfasted and gone out before his brother came down. It was not till late in the af- ternoon that he returned.
 "I have called on the maharajah,' ' he explained when they again met, ''and not only seen him, but the prime minister, who is an old friend of mine. l have rare game on hand, can tell you. If we have any luck, we shall checkmate my Lord Newton yet"
 "How9" asked the elder brother, much interested.
 "Sha'n't tell you yet, old fellow. Whats more, think it is better for the success of the scheme that you l choulI loav porie af nnca. or o,,,